[Spoilers] Spiderman: One More Day...

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'm just hoping the hints of them eventually getting back together turn out to be true...since MJ and Peter just worked perfectly.

I mean, we know MJ's now going to be running around as "Jackpot" so maybe we get a Black Cat/Spidey type relationship for a while.

Not to say I like this at all...but at this point, I can only hope that Brand New Day is just that, and this can be mostly forgotten and eventually fixed...again.

 

[Silver Moon]

Strikes me as an extremely lame way to end his marriage when an obvious solution is right there if the Editor-in-chief really wants Peter single again - he revealed his identity in to the world in Civil War - having done so, one of his enemies kills her to get back at Spidy.

 

[Klaus]

JoeQ likes MJ, he just doesn't like Married-Peter.

But where he fails is to see that Peter and MJ could still get divorced without Peter becoming "The Amazing Divorce-Man". I know lots of people under 30 who got married really young and were already divorced.

 

[Plane Sailing]

In the 70s and 80s I really, really enjoyed Spiderman. One of my top favourite heroes (perhaps because as a geeky guy who couldn't get on with girls there was an element of wish-fulfilment there? Likely I guess). I've not really read much in the way of marvel comics for the last 10-15 years or so, but this thread is quite a sad one for me.

I guess I'll always be able to go back and read those stories from "my" heydey of spiderman

 

[JoeGKushner]

Then there is no threat posed to spiderman in those flashbacks since the audience knows he has to live through them. Granted the threat of permanent death to a marvel cash cow does not exist in the first place…


As for this retcon idea, wow, utterly craptastic. I'd rather see another reboot.

On the other hand, we have the all ages Spider Man Marvel Adventures book as well as Ultimate Spider Man. As well as MJ Loves Spider Man.

But hey, one more single Spider Man is truly what the world needs.

 

[Relique du Madde]

On the other hand, we have the all ages Spider Man Marvel Adventures book as well as Ultimate Spider Man. As well as MJ Loves Spider Man.

But hey, one more single Spider Man is truly what the world needs.

Correction... one more single Spider Man and a crime fighting Mary Jane is truly what the world needs.

 

[Vocenoctum]

JoeQ likes MJ, he just doesn't like Married-Peter.

But where he fails is to see that Peter and MJ could still get divorced without Peter becoming "The Amazing Divorce-Man". I know lots of people under 30 who got married really young and were already divorced.

I don't read comic books anymore (partly because of these type of ret-cons...), but the first thing that popped into my head was MJ cheating on him, then they divorce. I mean, it's not an unthinkable thing, IMO.

The other thing I thought of was, shouldn't this be what Ultimate Spiderman (that's the reboot universe, right?) is all about? An alternate take on Spiderman to service fans that haven't read centuries of backstory.

 

[horacethegrey]

JoeQ likes MJ, he just doesn't like Married-Peter.

I take no credit for the post below, which I found in the doctorwhoforum. But I thought it an appropriate response to this:

I picture Joe Q with pin-up shots of MJ, muttering 'If only she wasn't married, she could be mine!'

There is a thwappa, thwappa sound, as of paper being brushed against during a repetitive physical activity.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Strikes me as an extremely lame way to end his marriage when an obvious solution is right there if the Editor-in-chief really wants Peter single again - he revealed his identity in to the world in Civil War - having done so, one of his enemies kills her to get back at Spidy.

He's gone on record several times as saying that, as badly as he didn't like the marriage, he felt that having Spidey as either a divorcee or a widower would be even worse. (And, on the divorce angle, I have to agree if only on the basis that Spidey's mantra is "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" and him divorcing MJ seems to fly in the face of him being so dedicated and devoted and responsible. Of course, there are two people in any relationship, it's true, but I still don't like the divorce angle. The death angle even less.)

In any event, I think the whole thing stinks on ice- I think it's absolutely stupid that people feel they are hamstrung by the whole marriage (JMS did a great job of it). Getting rid of it, and in such a contrived fashion as this, was pretty ridiculous. Heck, bringing back Aunt May in the first place was pretty ludicrous, but this is just awful.

We'll see how it all turns out.

[EDIT- On another note, I seem to recall reading Joe Q. saying that one of the reasons they got rid of the webshooters initially was because he felt the stories of Pete running out of web fluid were played out, and now here he is saying how he thinks having that be a possibility in stories again is great.]

 

[Cthulhudrew]

As for my feelings on this attempt to make Spidey relatable to young audiences once again, I'll sum it up in 3 words : I HATE IT.

Not to mention that, well- that's pretty much what Ultimate Spider-Man is there for, right?